Fantasy Football tips: Gareth Bale and Leighton Baines

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In spite of our best endeavours, manager rotation left the weekly picks somewhat decimated last time around, thoughCesc Fabregasmanaged to whet the appetite with an outstanding display against Bolton.

This week sees usual suspects Blackpool set the pulses racing once more, but after two away wins already, will they have the gall to cause another upset?

Here follows our selections for Gameweek 5:

- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – -BankersHaving re-charged his batteries after a Champions League suspension in midweek, Didier Drogba will be fit and ready for Chelsea’s upcoming home game with Ian Holloway ’s Blackpool. The champions are going for their fifth win on the trot and the big Ivorian will be rolling out the red carpet for opposing centre halves Craig Cathcart and Ian Evatt as he aims to boost his Golden Boot challenge with another big goals haul. An absolute must-have.As alluded to in the intro,Cesc Fabregasis now firmly back in the fold and taking on the mantle of Arsenal captain and supremo. Having scored 74 points against Bolton – and a mesmeric performance in Europe on Wednesday – we’re predicting the Spaniard will be travelling home from Sunderland on Saturday evening with another large bounty of Metro Fantasy Points in his kit bag.Whether it be from full-back or midfield, Gareth Bale continues to impress mightily down Spurs’ left-hand flank. A home tie against Wolves beckons and the Welsh star, buoyed by his first ever Champions League venture, shouldcontinue to storm the charts.Didier Drogba – £10.0m, Cesc Fabregas – £8.8m, Gareth Bale – £6.2m- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – -PuntsThe imposing figure ofChristopher Sambahas been fundamental to Blackburn’s fantastic home record over the last couple of seasons. Opponents Fulham aren’t the best of travellers and without star striker Bobby Zamora, could really struggle to find the net at Ewood Park. With Samba posing just as much threat in front of goal as well, a monster points haul seems imminent. Leighton Baines of Everton is the second most prolific crossing defender this season, behind the aforementioned Gareth Bale. His delivery from the left was critical to Everton’s comeback against Man United last weekend, and with the likes of Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini played further forward, the full-back could welcome a nice tally of fantasy points against Newcastle, with his chances of an assist or two always on the cards.Leighton Baines – £6.1m, Chris Samba – £5.7m- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – -Bubbling UnderIt’s incredible how a player can sneak up the charts almost unbeknownst to a world of investors, and that is exactly whatSteven Pienaarhas managed to do these last few weeks. The diminutive South African midfielder only bagged his first goal of the season at the weekend and yet plants himself firmly in the top 10 scorers so far. Pienaar’s passing in the final third is clearly a good sleeper strategy to boost his tally, and if he can continue from last week’s endeavours, will surely push on further.Steven Pienaar – £6.8m- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – -CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP AND PLAY METRO FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL FOR THE 2010/11 PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON